IP Library Granted Patent US 10,376,106
Granted Patent B2
US 10,376,106 · App. 16/002,727 · Granted Aug 13, 2019

Dispenser assembly

Inventors: Donna M. Santoro (St. Charles, MO); Andy Lee Kirkpatrick (Green Bay, WI); Kacey James Kreuter (Green Bay, WI); Stephen John Kocis (Suwanee, GA); Lesley S. Corker (Atlanta, GA); Stephen Joel Zwonitzer (Hoschton, GA); Russell Kroll (Atlanta, GA); Randal Porter (Norcross, GA)
Assignee: Vi-Jon, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 10,376,106
App. No.
16/002,727
Granted
Aug 13, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dispenser assembly for dispensing a liquid product includes a bottle configured to store the product, a venting pump connected to the bottle and configured to control dispensing of the product from the bottle, a mounting component, and an enclosure connected to the mounting component and engaging the bottle, wherein the enclosure is movable relative to the mounting component between an open configuration and a closed configuration, and wherein the bottle is selectively removable from the enclosure when the enclosure is in the open configuration.

Claims (10)

1. A method of manufacturing a bottle for dispensing a liquid product, the method comprising:

forming a body portion of the bottle, wherein the body portion defines a liquid chamber for holding a quantity of the liquid product;

forming a neck portion of the bottle, wherein the neck portion is coupled to the body portion;

forming a bulge on the body portion of the bottle, wherein the bulge includes a front face and a pair of side faces oriented perpendicular to the front face, wherein the bulge is sized and oriented to be positioned within an aperture of an enclosure that engages the bottle, and wherein the aperture is defined by a pair of ribs of the enclosure and a handle portion extending between the pair of ribs;

forming a first outwardly projecting rim on a first side of the bottle; and

forming a second outwardly projecting rim on a second side opposite the first side, wherein the first and second outwardly projecting rims each include a generally elliptical edge defining a concave recess that forms a grip for the bottle.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising forming a top of the bottle opposite the neck portion, wherein the top is substantially flat such that the bottle is invertible and capable of being stood on a flat surface in an inverted position.

3. A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein forming a neck portion comprises forming a neck portion including a flange that extends radially outwardly.

4. A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the generally elliptical edge of each outwardly projecting rim is an elliptical edge.

5. A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the bulge has an arcuate front face.

Assignments (20)
MERGER Recorded Aug 13, 2026
From: CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC; SUREFIL, LLC
To: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 075637/0473 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
To: UPLIFT BRANDS, LLC; CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 072014/0386 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: VIVOS HOLDINGS, LLC; UPLIFT BRANDS, LLC; CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC; NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
To: LOAN ADMIN CO LLC
Reel/Frame 072014/0116 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: UPLIFT BRANDS, LLC; CONSUMER PRODUCTS PARTNERS, LLC; NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
To: TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 072014/0736 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2024
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: VI-JON, LLC
Reel/Frame 066050/0610 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2024
From: UPLIFT BRANDS, LLC; CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC
To: TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 066052/0523 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2024
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 066050/0605 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2023
From: CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 065969/0963 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 065748 FRAME: 0439. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 13, 2023
From: VIVOS HOLDINGS, LLC
To: CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065988/0701 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2023
From: VIVOS HOLDINGS, LLC
To: CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065748/0439 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2023
From: VI-JON, LLC
To: VIVOS HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065748/0241 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 5, 2021
From: VI-JON, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 055514/0532 →
RELEASE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME: 053574/0016 Recorded Mar 4, 2021
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: VI-JON, INC.
Reel/Frame 055503/0270 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 8, 2020
From: VI-JON, INC.
To: VI-JON, LLC
Reel/Frame 054027/0115 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2020
From: VI-JON, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 053574/0016 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2018
From: KIRKPATRICK, ANDY LEE; KREUTER, KACEY JAMES
To: WISCONSIN PLASTICS
Reel/Frame 046290/0629 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2018
From: KOCIS, STEPHEN JOHN; CORKER, LESLEY S.; ZWONITZER, STEPHEN JOEL; KROLL, RUSSELL; PORTER, RANDAL
To: SILGAN PLASTICS, LLC
Reel/Frame 046290/0348 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2018
From: WISCONSIN PLASTICS
To: VI-JON, INC.
Reel/Frame 046290/0691 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2018
From: SILGAN PLASTICS, LLC
To: VI-JON, INC.
Reel/Frame 046290/0469 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2018
From: SANTORO, DONNA M.
To: VI-JON, INC.
Reel/Frame 046018/0405 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15686685 · Aug 25, 2017
Division 15088984 · Apr 1, 2016
Provisional Application 62114194 · Apr 7, 2015
Related Publication 20180279841A1 · Oct 4, 2018